Exodus Segues

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Exodus album segues

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from the album Exodus

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Performer: New Power Generation
First Released: 27 March 1995 - Exodus album
Album(s): Exodus
Writer(s): Prince, Sonny T., Michael B., Mr. Hayes and Tommy Barbarella (credited to the New Power Generation)
Producer(s): Prince (credited to the New Power Generation)

Exodus album segues are a series of skits included on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus. Three of them were included on the NPG Records Sampler Experience given to some concertgoers at later dates on The Ultimate Live Experience tour in the weeks prior to the album’s release: NPG Operator Intro (titled 1-800-New-Funk), DJ Gets Jumped and Segue # 2, titled Sonny Turns The TV Off.

Recording of the segues took place in Late May - early June 1994, most likely at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. Editing for final release took place in December 1994 - January 1995 at Paisley Park Studios. Three segues that were planned for inclusion on earlier configurations of Exodus remain unreleased.

Brief clips of songs that were unreleased at that time can be heard during some of these segues : Dream Factory, Baby Don’t Care and Days Of Wild.


Recording Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
Late May - early June 1994 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Skit recordings
December 1994 - January 1995 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) Edits for final release
Recording Personnel

Titles
NPG Operator Intro

NPG Operator Intro (a.k.a. 1-800-New-Funk) is the first track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It introduces the album with SymbolSmallerBlue.png playing someone calling NPG Records to find out about their "worldwide talent search". The operator, credited to Rain Ivana but played by Mayte, says that above all, the people they’re looking for must be able to "Get Wild", leading directly into Get Wild.

A few weeks before the album’s release, this track was included as the second track (titled 1-800-New-Funk) on the NPG Records Sampler Experience given to some concertgoers at later dates on The Ultimate Live Experience tour.

The track was included as the third track on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus. It was then moved to become the first track on the 2 December 1994 configuration, where it stayed for the final release.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
NPG Operator Intro 0:33 Exodus
NPG Records Sampler Experience
Skit


Segue # 1

Segue [# 1] is the third track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus. It is a skit in which the bandmembers of the New Power Generation (including Prince as Tora Tora), get ready to go to a nightclub. Tora Tora says he will drive.

Oddly, The F-word is censored by a blank on the version that is available on the european CD edition of the album, while this word is audible on other songs and segues of the Exodus album. This passage is not censored on the vinyl and the australian CD editions of the album.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Segue #1 0:37 Exodus Skit


Segue #1 0:37 Exodus vinyl and australian CD editions Skit uncensored version



DJ Gets Jumped

DJ Gets Jumped is the fourth track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It is a skit in which the bandmembers of the New Power Generation (including SymbolSmallerBlue.png as Tora Tora), remove a nightclub’s DJ (Brother Jules, who was playing Dream Factory) and instead put on their own music, leading directly into New Power Soul.

A few weeks before the album’s release, this track was included as the fourth track on the NPG Records Sampler Experience given to some concertgoers at later dates on The Ultimate Live Experience tour.

The track was included as the seventh track on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus. It was then moved to become the eighth track on the 2 December 1994 configuration.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
DJ Gets Jumped 0:22 Exodus

NPG Records Sampler Experience

Skit
DJ Gets Jumped 0:22 Promotional video Skit Included in the Get Wild video



DJ Seduces Sonny

DJ Seduces Sonny is the sixth track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It is a skit in which DJ Brother Jules plans revenge on Sonny T. for taking him off the DJ stand in DJ Gets Jumped by introducing Sonny T. to two ladies who will later poison him.

The track was included as the ninth track on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus. It was not included on the 2 December 1994 configuration, but was added back in for the final release.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
DJ Seduces Sonny 0:38 Exodus Skit



Known Unreleased Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
DJ Seduces Sonny ?:?? None Segue Slightly longer version



Segue # 2

Segue [# 2] (a.k.a. Count or Sonny Turns The TV Off) is the seventh track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It is a skit in which Sonny T. is troubled by violent news reports while making love, and ends up shooting the TV with a gun. When his partner says that things will be alright, Sonny T. says to himself, "Yeah, I count the days", leading directly into Count The Days.

A few weeks before the album’s release, this track was included as the sixth track (titled Sonny Turns The TV Off) on the NPG Records Sampler Experience given to some concertgoers at later dates on The Ultimate Live Experience tour.

The track was included (as Sonny Turns The TV Off) as the fifth track on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus. It was included (as Count Segue) as the fifth track on the 2 December 1994 configuration.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Segue #2 0:42 Exodus
NPG Records Sampler Experience
Skit



Known Unreleased Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Count ?:?? None Segue Slightly longer version, a.k.a. Sonny Turns The TV Off



Segue # 3

Segue [# 3] is the eleventh track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus. It is a skit in which Sonny T. yells at some dangerous drivers, and is yelled at in return. In the background a part of (a possibly an early version of) Baby Don’t Care can be heard.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Segue #3 0:18 Exodus Skit


Mashed Potato Girl Intro

Mashed Potato Girl Intro is the thirteenth track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It is a skit in which Sonny T. returns home to find that his girlfriend has left him. A TV is on in the background, leading directly into the next segue.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Mashed Potato Girl Intro 0:20 Exodus Skit


Segue # 4

Segue [# 4] (commonly referred to as Mashed Potato Girl) is the fourteenth track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It is a skit (played out on a TV set in Sonny T.’s home) in which two strangers talk in an Italian restaurant. One, played by SymbolSmallerBlue.png, dominates the conversation with a story of a date he brought there, who ate everything on the menu, and a mashed potato food fight that ensued, before SymbolSmallerBlue.png’s character became so enraged he decided to buy the restaurant.

A brief clip of the (unreleased) studio version of Days Of Wild can be heard (from 0:48 - 0:49), as if it was coming from a car driving by.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Segue #4 3:00 Exodus Skit


New Power Day

New Power Day is the sixteenth track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It is a skit (largely played out on a TV set in Sonny T.’s home) in which a character played by SymbolSmallerBlue.png (with a heavily distorted voice) tells a story about leaving a club and being approached by a mugger (also played by SymbolSmallerBlue.png), only for SymbolSmallerBlue.png’s character to rob him instead.

The character then narrates going to "Jannell"’s house (Jannell is Mayte’s middle name), before the TV skit ends with his character being approached by the mugger for revenge. The skit is book-ended by phone conversations between Sonny T. and Michael B., and at the end, Sonny T. says that he is going to bed, leading directly into the next skit.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
New Power Day 3:48 Exodus Skit


Segue # 5

Segue [# 5] is the seventeenth track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It is a skit (seemingly a dream by Sonny T.) in which the two ladies introduced to Sonny T. by DJ Brother Jules, in DJ Seduces Sonny, make him some soup, which will induce hallucinations, leading directly into Hallucination Rain.

The track was included (as Rain) as the eleventh track on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus. It was not included on the 2 December 1994 configuration, but was added back in for the final release (along with Hallucination Rain, its corresponding track).

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Segue #5 0:14 Exodus Skit


NPG Bum Rush The Ship

NPG Bum Rush The Ship is the nineteenth track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It is a skit in which Sonny T. dreams of his band invading a spaceship (which is led by a captain who plans on using his latest creation, the "Endorphinmachine", to take over the world, while a crewmember is on a weekend furlough to the intergalactic Glam Slam). The band takeover leads directly into The Exodus Has Begun.

The track was included as the first track on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus. It was included as the fourteenth track on the 2 December 1994 configuration. In each case, the segue led directly into The Exodus Has Begun.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
NPG Bum Rush The Ship 1:40 Exodus Skit


Outro

Outro is the 21st and final track on the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

It is a skit in which Sonny T. is woken from his dreams by Mr. Hayes, who says they are late for rehearsal again. The skit (and the album) end with an explosion of some kind.

Released Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Outro 1:35 Exodus Skit


Spooky Soup

Spooky Soup is an unreleased segue recorded for the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

Intended to follow Hallucination Rain, it is a skit in which DJ Brother Jules asks the two ladies who poisoned Sonny T. if he ate all of the soup, followed by a conversation between the ladies.

The track was included as the thirteenth track on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus, but was not included on later configurations.

Known Unreleased Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Spooky Soup ?:?? None Skit


NPG Outro

NPG Outro is an unreleased segue recorded for the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

Intended as the last track of the album, the track is an advertisement saying "to find out what happens to our heroes, tune in to the full-length CD entitled The NPG’s New Power Soul, coming soon on NPG Records", indicating that the title for the next album was in place years before the release carrying that name.

The track was included as the fourteenth (and final) track on the 19 June 1994 configuration of Exodus, but was not included on later configurations.

Known Unreleased Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
NPG Outro ?:?? None Commercial


Sonny Segue

Sonny Segue is an unreleased segue recorded for the New Power Generation’s second ’solo' album Exodus.

Intended to lead into the DJ Gets Jumped segue, Sonny T. demands to be put in the trunk of the car if Tora Tora is driving.

The track was included as the seventh track on the 2 December 1994 configuration of Exodus, but was removed for the final release.

Known Unreleased Versions

Title Length Released Version Additional info
Sonny ?:?? None Skit


 
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References
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